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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 11 April 2017

On Tuesday 11 April, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind6.85 GW22%Hydro0.20 GW1%Solar2.02 GW6%Gas11.59 GW37%Coal0.88 GW3%Imports3.11 GW10%Nuclear6.88 GW22%31.0GW AVERAGE22%37%10%22%
Price
£35.42/MWh
Day average £35.42
Demand31.0GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables29%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 11 April 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 09:30. The price £35.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £26.99/MWh at 04:30 to £49.09/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.026.4%Wind 6.8521.7%Gas 11.5936.7%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.8821.8%Coal 0.882.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 09:30
Low 22.1 · 03:55Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
70 Out
4
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 11 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 11 April 2017, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 11 Apr
Imported
70GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.88GWImporting

In 45.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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